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Snake Bite<br />

III. Read the following sentences.<br />

?<br />

1. Snakes hiss.<br />

2. Bees buzz.<br />

3. Cats mew.<br />

4. Parrots talk.<br />

The underlined words denote the sounds made by the creatures mentioned in the<br />

above sentences.<br />

Now match the names of the animals in Column A with their sounds in Column B.<br />

English Secondary Course<br />

Column A Column B<br />

1. lions a. bray<br />

2. elephants b. chatter<br />

3. donkeys c. growl<br />

4. monkeys d. trumpet<br />

5. cows e. roar<br />

6. bears f. low<br />

DO YOU KNOW<br />

• Bees live in colonies or hives of 50,000 bees on an average.<br />

• Bees have an inborn ability to communicate.<br />

• Bees’ language is a language of smells and dancing.<br />

• Bees sting only in self defence.<br />

• After stinging, a bee dies instantly.<br />

• A bee sting is painful.<br />

• When stung by a bee one should remove the stinger as quickly as possible.<br />

• The use of an ice pack reduces the swelling and the pain of a bee sting.<br />

Notes<br />

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